Web and Digital Content Intern (Spring 2026)

Do you want to use your creative talent and communication skills to make an impact on the issues you care about? The Creative Team for The Public Interest Network is looking for talented candidates to join our team as web and digital content interns. To build the people power it takes to overcome powerful special interests and fix the urgent problems we’re facing as a society, from global warming to plastic pollution, we need to reach the public. And to do that, we need to tell our story in ways that connect with people — intellectually, emotionally, politically — and motivate them to join the fight for a better world.
 

Responsibilities

Our interns work side by side with our team of editors, writers and designers to figure out where the public is at on an issue, then craft a message that will grab our audience’s attention and incite them to act. You’ll learn how to express that message primarily through email, web and newsletter articles.

• Write articles and updates for our newsletters and websites on our priority issues and topics to help build our following
• Write, edit and proofread emails that reach thousands of our supporters to inspire them to take action on our campaigns and contribute donations to our program work
• Promote that content via social media
• Learn the best practices for writing for advocacy, fundraising and search engine optimization (SEO)

If you’re thinking you might want to make a career out of using your communication and writing skills to help save the planet, protect consumers and stand up for the public interest, interning with the Creative Team for The Public Interest Network is one of the best ways to get started. Not only will you get the training and experience you need, but you could also be considered for a position on our team once you graduate.
 

Qualifications

• You want to make the world a better place. You have experience volunteering or working for an issue or cause you feel passionate about.
• You can write. You have experience writing for publication – at the campus newspaper, writing newsletters and emails for a group you volunteer with, or similar relevant experience.
• You’re creative. You’re able to anticipate or define a problem, brainstorm solutions, propose or decide on a course of action, and follow through. You can think on your feet and respond to unexpected challenges with confidence.
• You’re smart. You can get your head around complex issues, write clearly and persuasively, and manage multiple projects.
• You’re accountable. You respect goals and deadlines.

Bonus skills

Not required, but if you have experience with graphic design and layout, photography, video editing, HTML or CSS, or other unique creative skills, we would love to know that.
 

Timeline

Each internship term is 12 weeks. Spring internships start in February and go through the end of April. Summer internships start in June and go through early August. Fall internships start in September and go through early December. 
 

Location

This is a remote internship. Interns could be based anywhere in the country, although interns based in Philadelphia, Boston or Chicago are welcome to work out of the office with an on-site staff supervisor.
 

Expectations

• Interns should be able to work 10-12 hours a week during fall and spring terms, and up to 20 hours per week during the summer.
• Deliver content weekly and meet expected deadlines. You are creating content starting on Day 1.
• Work one-on-one with Creative Team leadership staff to develop a work plan with specific goals for the term.
• Attend weekly skills trainings, issue briefings and content planning meetings. 

Our internships are unpaid. We are happy to work with you to accommodate any requirements that may allow you to receive funding or course credit from your school or other entity.
 

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter and a resume through our online application. In your cover letter, please indicate that you are applying for the “Web and Digital Content Intern" position and which internship session you are applying for.
 

Applications deadlines:

• Spring term: December 1
• Summer term: April 1
• Fall term: July 1

Our Mission and Values

Why work with The Public Interest Network? Here are 10 reasons. 

The Public Interest Network operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to getting things done. Read our core values to learn more.
 

Questions? 

Contact Marites Velasquez at (708) 694-9171 or creative [@] publicinterestnetwork.org. Learn more at www.TPINCreative.org.

Fund for the Public Interest is an equal opportunity employer.

About The Public Interest Network
The Public Interest Network operates and supports more than a dozen organizations — including PIRG, Environment America and their state affiliates — committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to change.

Our work focuses on the problems that arise from America’s single-minded pursuit of endless economic growth: We’re still burning fossil fuels even though it’s changing the climate. We keep giving antibiotics to healthy livestock, even though it leads to “superbugs” that are antibiotic-resistant. We use plastic products for a few minutes only to throw them away so they pollute the oceans for centuries.

And our approach is unique: We focus on the big picture, but are relentlessly pragmatic and prioritize making a difference in people’s lives over making a statement. We work with everybody to make change happen, political ideology aside, championing good ideas wherever they come from. And we are serious about the work — we set clear goals, benchmarks and systems to measure our progress, and hold ourselves accountable to making change now and building for the future.

This unique approach gives our staff an opportunity to make a concrete difference for the environment and the public interest — just as hundreds of dedicated staff have done over our 50 year history. If you want to add to this change-making legacy; if you have the passion and the drive that it takes; if you're looking for a mission, not just a job — then let’s talk.